sourdough bread stays flat although it used to turn out perfectly fine.
Hey there, I could use some help with my sourdough bread.In the first picture, you can see my first try after developing a...
Help!
My sourdough is a brick! This is my fourth attempt and each behaves similarly.it passed the leaven test, rose well on the...
My first loaf failed
Can someone tell me what went wrong? I'm really new to making sourdough. I have made a strong starter from scratch by mixing...
Strong wheat flour in Perth
Hi everyone!Don’t know whether here is the right place to ask, I am a foreigner and not familiar with the flour suppliers...
Retarder/Proofer question
Does anyone have a simisla quite old Retarder/Proofer for SinMag? I just got hld of it second hand and it does not have a...
Reviving a year old starter
Hello,i am an amateur soughdough baker. I had a starter that I made my own. I cooked a lot of loaves with it and was...
weird sourdough starter. Is it ok?
Hi. Im making sourdough starter for the first time. It’s currently on day 3 but it has that weird purple color on top and...
Overactive starter on day 2?
I’m brand new to sourdough and just started my starter yesterday. (1/2 water and 1 cup whole white wheat flour) I...
sourdough :->)
Really happy with these loaves cooked in my home oven on 12mm baking steel I made. ;->)...
First post
Hi guys,new to this forum. Starting baking sourdough from my own starter a month a go and my friend advised I should post...
Help!
Can I revive a sourdough starter hidden in my refrigerator for 10 years by feeding it. It looks creamy white with a brownish liquid at the top? I have not had the nerve to open it. Do I try to bring it back or do I toss it?...
Advice on starter - apple or not?
Hello! I’m new to this forum and have never made sourdough bread before but am keen to get started. I’ve been reading various methods of making a starter and some (e.g. Paul Hollywood) suggest adding an apple while others say additions of this kind simply aren’t necessary. What are your...
Hard crust
I've baked sourdough bread now 4 separate times, and the crust is too hard. Even on the bottom, which this last time I used a loaf pan. I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out why, but I've already decided the next time I bake. I'm using milk instead of water. Any other ideas?...
Inactive (?) starter
Hi, I’m working on my first ever sourdough starter and am about two and a half weeks in. It was really active the first week, but then slowed down a lot (some little bubbles at the top, but no change in volume at all throughout the day). It smells sort of vinegary, which I’ve read is good, and...
Sourdough starter v dry yeast?
While I'm no novice in baking, I've not used sourdough before. What I need to get an idea about is how to "convert" regular yeast, normally active dry yeast, to an equivalent amount of starter. Is there any specific or known equivalence, or is it just a matter of trial and error?TIA folksAlex...
Using mixer with dough hook to make sourdough
I just received a new mixer with all the attachments , am planning on using this to make sourdough . Does anyone have any experience in using a dough hook and have any advice to share ....
Sourness of my sourdough bread
I recently baked a loaf of sourdough and after baking it was nice and sour. The next day, I could barely taste the sourness. I did a cold retard of about 18 hours, not by choice but it was over the holidays and things were hectic. I'm going for as sour as I can get, and its disappointing when it...
What should starter LOOK like?
Hello all - I am wondering if someone can send me a photo of what SD starter should look like while it's developing - maybe in it's different stages - what it looks like when it's ready to use in a recipe, what it looks like when it's ready to feed, etc. I live at a high elevation, that's very...
